The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-29
THE GREAT EROLlrE
or March -. 1850. which Fell
Near Bucna VISTA Taylor
Vowmxhlp. Harrison County.

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Or Merc1 -. A9ovs ~ nscu ~"
Near o.c"
Vowusmsps u~SssS0~ ~""sS'
Ruena yista. TAYLOR township. Hsrri- \
son county. Indiana. ,s noted ~ the To-
calitv around which TELL, on the AFTER
mon 81 March q. 1859. : great erolite
ahst has engaged the attention Of <cieu- !
date ever sInce and pieces Of which are
nov preserved Ia the British mu>enm ~
london and shown in the vast cabinet -
s.rhe Indiana Aeteorite." n Was about
: o'clock IL the afternoon when this
- olise sell. n which hoor a'slight glare
uas observed by few az the residents.
Although q. o. disting oIshed Indiana eel
enlist has stated soch phenonena are
usually noticed only from ten % nuee.
miiss away; this was to!iowed ~ ,ouo
bursting reports, succeedea ~ co"'mu-
Gus reveroerstsons along An9 se'oss -
deep valleys aud high ridges. which
seemed % some u the hearers % equa'
the discharges o. m<ny osttesie.oI ee.ey
artillery W. continued suecesss9a. IN
the spot me terror Vas instant; me nAsn
Of hre ana H'ghtui explosion, so.oweu
b. : Rushing. rafting nos:e 70 me s's'
and the crAsh'nx ana tearing Hs9msn'r
against ne trees' are % uts Gay W" ~
the memory o. the older innAonsn's.
Nrs. 6o'dsmtsn saw one o. me pieces
fall on the road ~ 'front.' o. ner mouse
and picked q Up wniie stisi warm. ons
stated that MOI Only men, women snu
children were irlgnteneus out uogs IN
howiing 70 their snse'er tos Protect'o.
birds were nrst paraiyxed ana tnen arsv-
~ 10 furious nignt horses snorted y 20
agony OF rear; ana cau'e oeI'oveI y
Wild confusion. Oniy one smAt, piece
Of this 2rol'te y ~ o. y tnAs no"
known 70 remain - lnniana; .na so,s =
IN the Stale 1eoiceicsi esosnes. rro
baoiy the entire balance q = tnst -
found y nov 70 the nf't's" Aeseum'
Or. 3. >: Crosier, OF this caty. then &c
siding IN narr1eon county, v~.te. ~
spot - the time ana wrote : vlvio e
count q the 1ail o. tnfs Trohte. I'M
account oys:
"On the 18th o. 1arcn' losS' ABOUT
o'clock p. a., three iouu reports: ~ rapi'
succession, resembling the uiscnarge 2
artillery, were heard 10 Harrison ana ~
joining counties. 1he reports were pre-
ceded By : sudden glare o. ngnL peeu
liar and 0y 10 means h.e nssn o. nkn'
ming. There 40 2 DARK cloud overnes
q the time, ana tne Reports we'e ~
lowed oy long rumohne sounu, "nic
proceeded 10 southwest arr es'ou' -. -.
ing probably minute me ! nsn -
pecular reporss we're mss,e1s - so"se'
ss.lon WI. y. e, ~, o rs, 80 81, - 80
s ~. Ps a. - !. T..iar ,o~n.hi,
n.e n.u . Sa,'..5
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wess W. s'9 - -..:.,c.
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49,. !. rn.r~.~ !,
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sone '"''e 49, 80
Several pieces fe'I ~ me door -
q Sonn Lamp; : eman ooy saw one
soem m,i Anu cuk y oue o. tne 49,
49, 49,. nv S'. .s 49,; ~.
SSe Wrss.. 5. W..
~ .si - "a 49, h-orsn u,
" 49,. s.s s,-..,i;
80 49, $50 s -ss~,..'
.ppe..l - 49, soss. 1870.
~n s.s1 49, $3.50 ..':e. - :,
o s.Nu n nne .s - =;
s.y 49, :. slss.s5 -,
n' messl :peo. - 49,. 80.
neue popes - - ..s-s.,
.no s. M,sn p sa.. 49, -.
~. 1870. 49, r 49, Is- -.
r rsns' Pos'os "ss'. -
1oy'
Robert Somers procured Sor N
much larger piece Wnicn we,knec
pound ana three ounces. avoraapois-
was A inches long ana inenes tnrot
~ shortest diameter. 4 Also aurAc
me magnetic needle inls piece
aug up q buena VISTA ~ M,' ~
JILL. M nsu .ue ss'ne 80 sA's sm.m -, -.
80 nM spfes. ~. = sa sne a,,s, Il,
~ 49, 49, ' 49, 49, .v' Ss,,.r !. Z
kN - 800 49, 80. 1890
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